September 15, 2016
Dear bioPhilly Friends, As promised our planning group will hold its first workshop on Thursday September 22nd, 2016. We so hope you can join us! As we speak, Geodesign Strategist Veronica Andersen (Rodriguez Consulting LLC) and Keith Russell of Audubon have most generously taken up the cause of creating a habitat map for our shared… Read More >
September 7, 2016
Join Lloyd and Alex Traven of Peace Tree Farm to explore the topic of advanced biological controls. Peace Tree Farm will give a tour of their greenhouse highlighting their use of biocontrols to manage pests. Suzanne Wainwright of Bug Lady Consulting will speak to her extensive experience with biological controls in her over 15 years of horticultural and entomological consulting widely throughout the… Read More >
This field day will be an in-depth look at a 5-year old riparian buffer that both follows Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) guidelines, as well as addresses different uses outside the CREP boundaries. Farm Service Agency employee Don English and wife, landscape architect Ann, have designed a buffer that uses a wide variety of native plants in the… Read More >
Everblossom Farm will host the Basics of Tractor Safety and Maintenance on Saturday, October 15 from 11am to 3pm. Darla Romberger, Agricultural Sciences Instructor and Penn State Certified Tractor Safety Instructor, will provide an in-depth tractor safety training for beginner tractor users. Matt Steiman of the Dickinson College Farm, with over 15 years of vegetable farming experience, will instruct attendees on… Read More >
This field day will be a discussion regarding the challenges cows face at the different stages of their lives, including conversation around genetics, nutrition, and how the soil of the pasture directly influences the health of the animal and the end product of the system. Mark Lopez, VMD, owner of Wholesome Dairy Farms in Douglassville,… Read More >
August 25, 2016
Are you currently using Constant Contact for your email marketing? Do you want to improve what you’re doing with your email campaigns? Are you thinking of using email marketing? Join us during this live demonstration of Constant Contact’s tool for email marketing and see how easy it is to create professional and powerful emails to… Read More >
This fast-paced seminar will take a deeper dive into the mechanics of truly effective subject lines. We’ll cover: The three keys that make or break your subject line (and how short your window really is..) What works – and what does NOT work – in capturing your readers’ attention Length, brand, urgency and offers – make them work for your subject lines Before… Read More >
Presented by Constant Contact Keeping in touch is the most important element to building relationships that sustain and grow a business. The internet has evolved into an amazing, low-cost, “right now” tool to communicate with your customers, clients, and prospects. But it is not just about websites and emails anymore. Social media has changed the… Read More >
Join the PASA Delaware Valley Sustainability Hub at North Star Orchard in Cochranville, PA (Chester County) for a farm tour and potluck on Tuesday, September 20 at 5:00 PM. North Star Orchard, owned and farmed by Ike and Lisa Kerschner, is a 20-acre orchard and vegetable farm. Lisa and Ike use a combination of organic,… Read More >
Join farmer Andy Kline and Dr. Kathy Soder, of the USDA-ARS, on a tour of Andy’s all grass-fed dairy farm. As part of the walk, Dr. Soder will talk about forage testing, including relating the laboratory results of a sample taken from Andy’s farm the week previous. Andy will talk about how he evaluates his… Read More >